Egypt’s Minister of International Affairs, Badr Abdel-Atty, addressed the Chairman of the United Nations Safety Council concerning the fifth part of filling the Renaissance Dam on Sunday, 1 September, in keeping with a assertion from the Ministry of International Affairs.
Abdel-Atty expressed Egypt’s agency rejection of Ethiopia’s unilateral insurance policies, which violate worldwide regulation and breach the 2015 Declaration of Rules Settlement between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. He emphasised that these insurance policies additionally breach the Safety Council’s presidential assertion of September 15, 2021.
The minister additionally condemned the Ethiopian Prime Minister’s claims about reserving Blue Nile waters and finishing the dam’s concrete construction, describing them as “unacceptable and detrimental to regional stability.”
In his tackle, Abdel-Atty highlighted that, after 13 years of earnest negotiations, it has change into evident that Addis Ababa seeks to make use of negotiations as a pretext whereas solidifying its unilateral insurance policies.
Abdel-Atty additionally warned that Ethiopia’s unlawful insurance policies may have extreme repercussions for Egypt and Sudan.
Regardless of the challenges posed by the dam and efforts by Egypt to mitigate its results, the nation stays vigilant and ready to take all crucial measures to safeguard its pursuits and people of its folks below the UN Treaty.
In July, the Ethiopian authorities introduced its intention to maneuver ahead with the fifth filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir this month, whilst negotiations with downstream nations have but to succeed in an settlement on the dam’s operational protocols.
The 2015 Declaration of Rules, signed in Khartoum by Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, established key provisions: the GERD shouldn’t trigger important hurt to any of the three nations; the dam ought to promote financial growth and cross-border cooperation; and operational agreements should be in place earlier than any reservoir filling.
